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Submissions from 2023
Black Morocco On the Margins: A Societal Manifestation of Xenophobia, Anti-Blackness in Islam, and the Lasting Impact of Colonialism, Sydney Coleman, Vanderbilt University
Aït Khbach Nomads and A Thousand Plateaus: An Investigation into the Challenges of Nomadism using Concepts from Deleuze and Guattari, Ryder Hobbs, Gettysburg College
Power and Impact: Examining the Role of Monarchy and Media in Shaping Attitudes Around Race and Human Rights for Sub-Saharan Migrant Populations in Morocco, Leila Narisetti, Northwestern University
The Role of Moroccan Street Art in Decolonial Discourse and Binary Deconstruction, Taylor Rokala, Occidental College
Historical Interpretations and their Legacies: Dialectical Materialism and the Umayyad Conquest of Morocco, Grayson Shaw, Pomona College
Unveiling Anti-Blackness in Moroccan Society: A Historical and Contemporary Analysis, Olivia Talbert, Tufts University
Submissions from 2022
Analyzing Alternative Spaces: Queer Social Networks and Notions of Belonging in Morocco, Adam Griffin, University of Notre Dame
Beacons of Peace and Tolerance: The Politics of Memory in Judeo-Moroccan Cultural and Historical Institutions, Audrey Ming An Hirsch, Wellesley College
Irregular Migration in Morocco: A Case for Constructionism, Mourad Khalil, Davidson College
Aman Iman: Resilient Customs, Community Water Management, and Dry Futures in Anounizme, Morocco, Haley Kirtland, Pomona College
From City State to Medina: The Timeless Wisdom of Aristotle’s Polis, Spencer Koehl, University of Notre Dame
The Current Status of Women in Morocco and How it Can be Improved, Amanda Maia, Smith College
Gender Roles And The Social Agent: Framing The Women’s Movement(s) In Postcolonial Morocco, Lily Ross, Pomona College
Submissions from 2021
Discontinuity Between Religion, Law, and Society through Animal Treatment in Morocco, Michael Altman, Hamilton College
Constructed Memories: A Study of how the Arts and the National Museum Operate Within Power Structures and State Interests in Postcolonial Morocco, Evan Antonakes, Bates College
Through the Eyes of Lawyers and Advocates: Navigating the Court System for Women Impacted by Domestic Violence in Morocco, Emily Atieh, Brandeis University
Islam and Equality Through Symbolism, Nellie Bowers, Sewanee
The Odyssean Dilemma: Homelessness as Home and the Search for Ithaka, Francesca Casarella, University of Notre Dame
The Hands that Weave Stories, Elanna Hawkins, Southwestern University
Alienation of Labor or Alienation of Self: Perceptions of Hospitality Labor and Economic Development in Morocco, Julian Madera, Brandeis University
Perceiving the Intangible: Introspective & Meditational Practices in Moroccan Sufism, Anna Gray Morales, University of South Carolina
Analysis of the Moroccan Government & NGOs Responses to Migrant Health Crisis, Jepchirchir Mutwol, Grinnell College
Disability and Healthcare Access in Morocco: Social and Cultural Influences, Christa Shipman, Oregon State University
The Modern-Day Sand War: A New Dimension of the Morocco-Algeria Conflict Explored Through Youth, Alec Stimac, Davidson College
Submissions from 2020
The Political Development of Capital Punishment in the Modern Moroccan State, Mia Barr, Skidmore College
Finding A “True Morocco:” How Tourists Change Moroccan Economies, Infrastructure and Cultures, Emily Federico, Skidmore College
United or Divided? The Politics of Euro-Mediterranean Regional Identity and Migration Governance, Sarah Hall, Brown University
Empty Streets, Active Feeds: Moroccan Youth Activism in the Age of Social Media, Samantha Jaloza, Emory University
Casablanca Bombings, Preventing Violent Extremism, Imam Training Program, Commander of the Faithful, Religious Pluralism, Rachel Macnow, Emory University
Examining “Empowerment”: Insights into the Murshidat Program in Morocco, Hannah McKenzie, Bates College
From the Ulama to the Legislature: Hermeneutics & Morocco’s Family Code, Rachel Olick-Gibson, Washington University in St. Louis
NGOs, Religious Diversity, and Displacement in Morocco: How NGOs in Morocco navigate religious diversity when working with displaced populations from other countries, Anjali Patel, The George Washington University
The Social Dimensions of Reproductive Health: Analyzing Disparities in Morocco through Health Indicators and Social Determinants, Mila Sicorsky, Vanderbilt University
Submissions from 2019
Packaging Morocco for the foreign eye: A survey into the Moroccan tourism industry, Pangrum Boonbaichaiyapruck, Pomona College
Seeing Every Corner of Tangier: A Photographic Collection Going Beyond the Media Sphere, Cynthia J. Coleman, Lehigh University
Post-Colonial Restructuring of Human Rights Systems in Morocco, Kristen Hansen, Luther College
Multicultural Narratives: Language as a Site of Struggle for Amazigh Rights Activism in Morocco, Joyce Lee, Hamilton College
Examining the Culture of Poverty Argument in Morocco: How Development, Criminalization, Education, and the Makhzen Craft Perceptions, Raegan Loheide, Cornell University
Divorce Experiences: What The 2004 Moudawana Does and Does Not Do for Women In Morocco, Beatrice March, Vanderbilt University
“Not Yet a Priority:” The Intersectional Exploration of Labor Market Access for People with Disabilities, Anona Neal, Rice University
Local Perceptions of Cannabis and Cannabis Laws in Morocco: Unpacking Past Laws, Moroccans' Perceptions, and Exploring Organizational Efforts, Shadae Tingman, Hamilton College
Barriers Between Effective Transnational Changemaking: Relationships between INGOs and Moroccan NGOs, Julia Walters, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Submissions from 2018
The Root of Racism: How Slavery has led to the Condition of Discrimination Against Sub-Saharan Africans and Migrants in Morocco, James Artis III, University of Denver
Who and What is Amazigh? Self-Assertion, Erasure, and Standardization, Alexis Colon, Bucknell University
Binding Ideologies: An Investigation of Language Attitudes and Ideologies in the Moroccan Publishing and Book Sector, Ashley Coyne, University of Puget Sound
Sufis in a 'Foreign' Zawiya: Moroccan Perceptions of the Tijani Pilgrimage to Fes, Joel Green, Elon University
Poem as Space for Artistic Contestation: Finding Multiple Voices of Female Writers through Artistic Vocabularies, Edil Hassan, University of Vermont
Religion and Identity in a Globalized Morocco, Jennifer Morgan Hekking, Hobart & William Smith Colleges
A Tale of Two Ṭuruq: An Exploration of Sufism in Morocco through the Qādiriyya Budshishiyya and Tijāniyya, May Hu, University of Virginia
Reaching Out: Navigating the Ethical, Legislative, and Physical Obstacles to Providing Assistance to Migrants in Morocco, Margaret Jackman, Colgate University
Renegado: Immigrant Identities and Aspirations of White Muslim Converts in Morocco, Paul Williamson Kiefer, Pomona College
Missing Youth: The Absence of the Young Moroccan Voice in the Nation, Reid Leiter, University of Denver
The Poetics of Power The role of women’s writing in the Moroccan Education System, Eli Makovetsky, Brown University
Women in Parliament: A Study of Issue-Specific Female Coalition Building in Morocco, Lura Morton, University of Puget Sound
Take a Seat: A Critical Analysis of the Evolving Role of Women in Morocco’s Parliamentary Parties, Grayson Rost, University of Virginia
A Glimpse into Amazighophone Technology Usage An example of the results of short-term ethnography, Garrison Smith, Connecticut College
Think Outside: Exploring the Influence of Nature on the Individual and of the Individual on Society, Brielle Wells, University of Oregon
Submissions from 2017
Tourism and Representation: Digital Expressions and Implications of Orientalism, Lily P. Ayau, Occidental College
Getting Down to Cannabusiness: How to Proceed with Morocco’s Cannabis Industry & the Resulting Economic and Social Impacts, Laura David, Kenyon College
Subversion and the State: Politics of Moroccan Hip-Hop and Rap Music, Grace Findlen-Golden, Vassar College
The Writing on the Walls: Street art as a site of participation in discourse and a platform for voice in the Moroccan public sphere, Natalie Johnson, University of North Carolina
Vrai: The Culture of Knockoff Goods in Morocco Their Social Value, Utility, and Context in Contemporary Rabat, Peter Nyberg, Pomona College
Aiding Neocolonialism? Moroccan NGOs, International Actors, and Questions of Autonomy in Human Rights Advocacy, Neha Patel, Pomona College
Queer and Shear Moroccan Societal Norms Impact on Queer Women, Catherine Pendry, Elon University
Bridging the Gap from Policy to Practice: Diabetes in Rural Morocco, Zoe H. Robbin, Emory University
Weaving Identity: Stories and Manifestations of Amazigh Carpet Weavers in the Moroccan Village of Tarmilat, Alessandra Roggero, Whittier College
Where Ethnography Breaks Down: The Ethics, Miscommunications, and Failures of My Independent Study Project, Natasha Shannon, University of Richmond
The Economic Legacies of Lingering Colonialism: A Case Study in Identity and Multiculturalism in Northern Morocco and the Spanish Enclaves, Jeremy Vale, Colby College
The Tribulations of Moroccan Child Laborers: A Forced Existence and Loss of Innocence, David Wien-Kandil, University of Mary Washington
Submissions from 2016
The Impact of Religion and Culture on Coparenting in Morocco, Corrine Ahrabi-Nejad, George Washington University
Democratization in the Arab World: A Moroccan case study of Culture, Religion, and Governance, Marwah Al-Jilani, Oregon State University
Human Rights Education: A Tool for the Cultivation of National Human Rights Culture in Morocco, Page Benoit, Bard College
Why Children, Adults and the Elderly are living on the streets in Moroccan cities and what Morocco is doing about it., Nora Charidah, Villanova University
A Racism Without Race: A Moroccan Case Study of Race Denial, Leila Chreiteh, Agnes Scott College
Powerful Words: An Exploration of Linguistic Hierarchy in Moroccan Hospitals, Ellelan Degife, Pomona College
Violating of Individual Privacy: Moroccan Perceptions of the Ban of VoIP Services, Tyler Delhees, Morocco: Multiculturalism and Human Rights
A Critical Analysis of the Public Sphere: How the LGBTQ Movement Utilizes and Occupies Space in Morocco, Katherine Hirsch, Tufts University
Sub-Saharan Refugees Finding Space and Place in Rabat, Morocco, Katherine Knapp, Indiana University- Bloomington
Educating Global Citizens: Moroccan University Students’ Global Awareness and Perceptions, Julia Ohanyan, Elon University
Queer Connections: Social Media as a Versatile Tool of the Marginalized Moroccan LGBT, Savannah Vickery, Santa Clara University
Submissions from 2015
Youth Perceptions and Engagement with the Moroccan State’s Promotion of Sufism, Katherine Butler-Dines, Georgetown University
Medina: The Alternative and Hidden Sides of Fez el Bali, Jie Li, Skidmore College
From Laws to Last Names: Examining Popular Opinions of Adoption in Morocco, Margaret Liston, Elon University
Social Responsibility and Enterprise: A Case Study of Les EauxMinéralesd’Oulmes Water Company in the Oulmes Region of Morocco, Kathryn Seibold, Colby College
Submissions from 2014
Hip Hop Highways: Mapping Complex Identities through Moroccan Rap, Anisha Bhat, Pomona College
Hoping for Help: The Organizational Response to Street Children in Tangier, Stefanie Cruz, University of Houston
Voting Across the Sea: The Politics of French Nationals in Morocco, Sydney France, Skidmore College
Daily Bread and the Normative Ascription of Cultural Value in Ahistorical Morocco, Patrick Kurth, Fordham University
Who Are You Wearing? A study of Moroccan fashion discourse, identity performance, and social change, Leah Michalove, Emory University
When in The Maghreb: The Western Tourist’s Quest for Meaningful Experiences in Post-Colonial Morocco, Erin Willahan, University of Oregon
Submissions from 2013
Capacity and Implementation for Judicial Reforms in Morocco: “Painting a Building that is Collapsing”, Hally Bert, Bates College
Health as a Human Right: An Analysis of Healthcare Delivery to Bidonvilles, Juliana Saracino, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Submissions from 2011
Why Now and What's Next: The February 20th Movement’s Challenge to the State, Marina Balleria, University of Puget Sound
Hchouma Alik!: A Look at the Evolution of Hchouma in Contemporary Moroccan Society, Eden Dotan, Skidmore College
Like Crazy: A Writer’s Search for Information and Inspiration, Sarah Lawrence, Muhlenberg College
Medical Pluralism in Morocco: The Cultural, Religious, Historical and Political-Economic Determinants of Health and Choice., Tyler Martinson, Macalester College
From Pasture to Plate: A Study of the Rituals, Ecology and Economics of Sheep in the Context of Aid Al Adha in Morocco, Carrisa Sue Pritchard, University of Denver
Beyond Words: Chronicling Spiritual Ecstasy and Experience in Sufi Poetry, Kate Van Brocklin, Brown University
Submissions from 2009
The Beauty of Arabic Script: Tracing the Artistic Significance of the Arabic Letter in Morocco, Sarah C. Malin, Northwestern University
The Role and Potential of Businesswomen in Morocco’s Civil Society, Teresa Mbagaya, Yale University